diff --git a/app/services/place_proxy_order.rb b/app/services/place_proxy_order.rb
index bbf5b922fd..b324dee154 100644
--- a/app/services/place_proxy_order.rb
+++ b/app/services/place_proxy_order.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class PlaceProxyOrder
   end
 
   def call
-    return unless initialise_order
+    return unless place_order
 
     summarizer.record_order(order)
     return summarizer.record_issue(:complete, order) if order.completed?
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ class PlaceProxyOrder
   attr_reader :proxy_order, :subscription, :summarizer, :logger, :stock_changes_loader, :changes
   attr_accessor :order
 
+  def place_order
+    proxy_order.with_lock do
+      return if proxy_order.placed_at.present?
+
+      initialise_order
+    end
+  end
+
   def initialise_order
     logger.info("Placing Order for Proxy Order #{proxy_order.id}")
 
diff --git a/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb
index 00da51d3ae..c4ee87bb94 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/subscription_placement_job_spec.rb
@@ -214,8 +214,6 @@ describe SubscriptionPlacementJob do
         breakpoint.unlock
         threads.each(&:join)
       }.to change {
-        pending "The current code places two orders!"
-
         Spree::Order.count
       }.by(1)
     end